Item 5.1: 2025 Neighborhood Meetings and Neighborhood Grant Program Review Agenda•2025 Neighborhood Meetings summary•Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY 25-26) Neighborhood Grant Program review•2026 schedule preview2 2025 Neighborhood Meetings
3 AttendanceNeighborhood AreaDate68Moffett/WhismanMay 2922CentralJune 1241Springer/Cuesta/PhyllisSeptember 11131Total FY 25-26 Neighborhood Grant Program•Received 25 applications; 24 recommended for funding•All successful applicants received maximum eligible funds4
FY 25-26 Guidelines Changes•Require groups to specific a geographic location•Clearly state that “special interest” groups are ineligible•Allow groups with overlapping boundaries•Remove the “new group” bonus of $100 and establish a pilot fund for new groups5 Areas with Multiple Grant Recipients
6 ActivitiesRecipient GroupAreaMid-autumn festivalWaverly Park Chinese Group1 Halloween/Diwali, holiday toy collection box decorating, block partyCooper Park Neighborhood AssociationMid-autumn festivalWaverly Park Chinese Group2 Block partyDutch Haven NeighborhoodIce cream social, coffee klatches, meet the police/summer concert series.Cuesta Park Neighborhood Association3 Play club meetups for kids and caretakersCuesta Park Neighborhood Let Grow Play ClubBlock parties, ice cream social, holiday event, track pickup, website/ZoomShoreline West Association of Neighbors4 Christmas Around the WorldSpanish-Speaking Ambassadors of Mountain ViewPosada Navidena / "Christmas Posada"Community in Action Team5 Christmas Around the WorldSpanish-Speaking Ambassadors of Mountain View FY 25-26 Program Feedback•Interest in a shared contact list so that neighborhood groups can connect with each other•Issues with flexibility around funded activities 7 Tentative 2026 Schedule
8 DateActivityFebruary 2026Committee Work Plan MeetingMarch 2026Grant Application PeriodApril 2026Committee Grants Approval MeetingApril 2026Networking ReceptionMay 2026Neighborhood Meeting: Grant Road/Sylvan ParkJune 2026Neighborhood Meeting: San Antonio/Rengstorff/Del MedioSeptember 2026Neighborhood Meeting: Monta Loma/Farley/Rock StreetOctober 2026Neighborhood Meeting: Mobile Home ParksNovember/December 2026Committee Year-End Summary Meeting Committee Questions•Should the FY 25-26 changes to the Grant Program Guidelines, including the $7,500 pilot allocation set aside for new groups, continue in FY 26-27?•Does the Committee have feedback on flexibility around grant projects? •Would the Committee like to provide input on other aspects of the Neighborhood Grant Program for consideration in the FY 26-27 grant cycle?•Does the Committee have feedback on the neighborhood meetings or tentative 2026 schedule?9